Saturday, November 30, 2013

Day 96 - Customizable Coin Traps

Finally I have gotten around to learning how to use OpenSCAD, and thus also the Thingiverse Customizer. Our first customizable design: traps for coins of any size, from any country!

Did you lose a bet? Pay them back with a coin they can never use. Or, did you win a bet? Immortalize your winnings in this trophy bank. Also good for stocking stuffers and little presents, and as good "first 3D print" jobs to introduce people to 3D printing.

The customizer includes pre-loaded diameters for all major US coins and the top 10 world currencies, as well as the option for entering coin diameters manually. Here is a picture of the US coins, each in their own trap: